Thursday, May 18, 2006

welcome to bentonsblog

Hello there!

This is my first blog.

I am an illustrator living in Los Angeles. Mostlydoing storyboards and concept artwork for films.

Spent most of my career working at Industrial Light & Magicworking on such films as Ghostbusters 2, The Mask,Men In Black1 & 2,The Mummy 1 & 2, Terminator 2,Hulk, The Phantom Menace as well as scores of commercials.

Left ILM for the greener pastures of Los Angeles, whereI went freelance and worked on Terminator 3,Chronicles of Riddick, Bad Boys 2 and many others.

This blog will cover illustration, films, popular cultureand politics. Here is a sample of something I've beennoodling on and off in my spare time. Swamp Thingvs. RoboBear!

About Me

Professional illustrator/storyboard artist/comic artist living in Los Angeles, CA.
Always had an interest in drawing and film since childhood. Drew my own comics and made little animated super-8 films with my twin brother growing up in Sacramento, CA.
Went to The Academy of Art/USF in San Francisco. Started working at George Lucas' visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic around 1988, right out of school. Stayed there for 13 years, doing art for feature films and commercials including Ghostbusters 2, The Mask, The Phantom Menace, Men In Black, The Mummy.
Left the Bay area for greener pastures and headed for Los Angeles on that fateful day of 9-11, dragging my girlfriend with me.
After becoming a freelancer, I worked on Terminator 3, Day After Tomorrow, Chronicles of Riddick, Bolden, Rush Hour 3, The Incredible Hulk.
Side projects: Put together a self-published comics anthology in 2004 called "Babes In Space" Did an award winning short horror film called "The Collector" in 2000, that played at several film festivals.